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09-07-2016 | 03:23 PM
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Rex Ross
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Forgotten M4A4 Discovered !!!
No mystery here ---- it wasn't a real one found submerged in a swamp somewhere, or buried under a desert sand dune. It was one I totally forgot about because it was the first conversion I ever built --- about 25 years ago. I found it in the corner of the top shelf in my hobby room. It had a layer of dust on it thick enough to plow and plant corn. It's the first production release of the Tamiya Sherman with the 105mm howitzer. I know it was their production model #1 and I think it may be close to serial #1. Back then it was the only game in town and I wanted one that was different from the same Sherman all of the other guys had. At that time I had better eyesight, steadier fingers and more patience than I have today. This Sherman M4A4 would be the correct version for a Crab mine clearing flail tank, but I think I would rather leave it alone rather than maybe mess it up with a flail rig add on. Finding this critter and remembering how I built it caused me (allowed me) to have a wonderful trip down memory lane about those good old days -------
I have decided to try and build a way I thought of to make the chain drum spin, I'm going to use my Mato cast hull M4A1(76)W as a test bed to see if my Mickey Mouse rig will function. One way or another it will satisfy my curiosity, and probably give everyone a good laugh. Hey --- every village needs an idiot.
I'll post those photos later ----
The rubber tires in the road wheels are made from the rubber washers that you find on your garden hose end that screws on to the faucet.
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